Akashic records

The akashic records (akasha
is a Sanskrit word meaning
"sky", "space"
or "aether")
is a term used in theosophy
(and Anthroposophy)
to describe a compendium of
mystical knowledge encoded in a non-physical
plane of existence. These records are described as containing all
knowledge of human
experience and the history
of the cosmos. They are
metaphorically described as a
library; other analogies commonly found in discourse on the subject
include a "universal
supercomputer" and the "Mind of God". People who describe the records
assert that they are constantly updated automatically and that they can be
accessed through
astral projection[1]
or when someone is placed under deep
hypnosis. The concept was
popularized in the
theosophical movements of the 19th century and is derived from
Hindu philosophy
of Samkhya. It is
promulgated in the Samkhya philosophy that the Akashic records are
automatically recorded in the atoms of akasha ("air" or "aether"), one
of the five types of atoms visualized as existing in the
atomic theory of
Ancient India. The term akashic records is frequently used in
New Age discourse.

Specific accounts

In his books Journey of Souls and Destiny of Souls, Evidence of
Life between Lives,
Michael Newton, a
hypnotherapist who has worked with subjects in deep states, has many
accounts of the akashic record, or "Book of Life". Souls prior to being
incarnated go to a 'library' and view the pages associated with the life
they are considering. The pages are not necessarily sequential. Although there
may be definitive way points along the course of our lives, our
free will can change
paths, events and outcomes. As the soul prepares for a life with the intent of
learning a particular lesson or satisfying a karmic debt, the soul will also
choose a family and a body that will help them with the lessons for this
incarnation. For many, some of those images survive "birth amnesia" and
become our
intuition serving them during their lives.

In The
Law of One, Book I, a book purported to contain conversations with a
channeled "social memory complex" known to humans as "Ra," when the
questioner asks where Edgar
Cayce received his information, the answer received is: "We have explained
before that the intelligent infinity is brought into intelligent energy from
eighth density or octave. The one sound vibratory complex called Edgar used
this gateway to view the present, which is not the continuum you experience
but the potential social memory complex of this planetary sphere. The term
your peoples have used for this is the "Akashic Record" or the "Hall
of Records."[3]

"Future Life Reading" - Helen Stewart Wambach, Ph.D (1925–1985), who lived
in Concord,
California, claimed to be able to read the Akashic Record. She said she
could hypnotize people and enable them to experience their possible future
lives in various alternate universes.[4]

Usage in popular culture

In June 1976, Thea Alexander published a
science fiction
novel called 2150 AD
that pictures a future society that has
supercomputers capable of routinely accessing the akashic records. People
can see scenes from their past lives displayed on video screens attached to
the supercomputers.[5]

The manga series Kanna
features a storyline about a
parallel universe.
The main characters unearth a "mokkan" (a wooden tablet) written in an ancient
language, though not Sanskrit. Once translated by one of the characters, it
turns out to be the akashic records. The concept is described in great detail,
with the crucial plot point being that the actual events begin to diverge from
the written about twenty years before present day.

The television series
Eureka features a story arc involving "The Artifact", supposedly a
relic from the universe which existed before the Big Bang, which served as an
antenna for the Akashic Field.

In the anime series
Outlaw Star, the Galactic Leyline holds similar properties to that of
the Akashic records, in that it records everything, and holds the advanced
knowledge of a forgotten race.

Another anime called
Betterman makes a continuous reference through-out the series. Several
organizations are trying to find man's perfect evolution, and they quote the
Akashic Records several times. The characters visit the Ajanta Caves in India
when the Records are first mentioned.

In Type-Moon series
such as Fate/Stay Night and Kara no Kyoukai, a Magi's ultimate goal and their
family line's is to seek Akasha, the Akashic record: the root of all things,
storing all events, realities and possibilities while existing outside of
time. Also in Tsukihime,
Roa, nicknamed the Serpent of Akasha due to his ability to reincarnate, where
upon death he migrates his knowledge and memories to a preselected new host.

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